Coldstream vs Tucabia

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coldstream, about half of households are people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Coldstream

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tucabia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 40%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coldstream has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
  • Tucabia leaves renters under less rental stress (31% vs 37%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Tucabia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (410 min vs 432 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (619.9 km vs 626.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coldstream

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 29%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Coldstream

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.1% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coldstream and Tucabia drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Coldstream Tucabia
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Coldstream Tucabia
Walkability 0 / 5
Coldstream — Walkability: 0/100 Tucabia — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 100 / 52
Coldstream — Safety: 100/100 Tucabia — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 34
Coldstream — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tucabia — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Tucabia has more residents (354 vs 61); Tucabia has higher household incomes ($54,340 vs $45,032).

Coldstream Tucabia
Population 61 354
+480% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.1% -3.5%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $45,032/yr $54,340/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $323/wk $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coldstream Tucabia
0-4 — / 2.3%
Coldstream — 0-4: not among its largest Tucabia — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 14.8% / 10.5%
Coldstream — 5-14: 14.8% Tucabia — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 4.9% / 3.1%
Coldstream — 15-19: 4.9% Tucabia — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Coldstream — 20-24: not among its largest Tucabia — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.6% / 7.1%
Coldstream — 25-34: 6.6% Tucabia — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 13.1% / 9.3%
Coldstream — 35-44: 13.1% Tucabia — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 9.8% / 11.0%
Coldstream — 45-54: 9.8% Tucabia — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 9.8% / 20.9%
Coldstream — 55-64: 9.8% Tucabia — 55-64: 20.9%
65-74 27.9% / 20.9%
Coldstream — 65-74: 27.9% Tucabia — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 8.2% / 6.5%
Coldstream — 75-84: 8.2% Tucabia — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 1.4%
Coldstream — 85+: not among its largest Tucabia — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Coldstream Tucabia
England 4.9% / 2.5%
Coldstream — England: 4.9% Tucabia — England: 2.5%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Coldstream — New Zealand: not among its largest Tucabia — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coldstream 46.2% lone person
Coldstream — Lone Person: 46.2% Coldstream — Couple Families: 23.1% Coldstream — One Parent Families: 30.8% Coldstream — Group Household: 0.0% Coldstream — Other Families: 0.0%
Tucabia 38.7% lone person
Tucabia — Lone Person: 38.7% Tucabia — Couple Families: 33.3% Tucabia — One Parent Families: 20.4% Tucabia — Group Household: 4.3% Tucabia — Other Families: 3.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coldstream 100.0% houses
Coldstream — Houses: 100.0% Coldstream — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tucabia 99.3% houses
Tucabia — Houses: 99.3% Tucabia — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Coldstream Tucabia
Certificate III & IV 29.5% / 20.6%
Coldstream — Certificate III & IV: 29.5% Tucabia — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 5.4%
Coldstream — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Tucabia — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.5%
Coldstream — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tucabia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Coldstream — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tucabia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Coldstream — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tucabia — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coldstream 20.8% renting
Coldstream — Owned Outright: 50.0% Coldstream — Mortgage: 29.2% Coldstream — Renting: 20.8%
Tucabia 9.5% renting
Tucabia — Owned Outright: 60.1% Tucabia — Mortgage: 30.4% Tucabia — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Coldstream Tucabia
Median house price $535,000 $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Coldstream Tucabia
Rural and farming 98% 93%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Environmental 2% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Coldstream Tucabia
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coldstream Tucabia
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 21% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Coldstream Tucabia
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Tucabia carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Tucabia carries more crime risk (48 vs 0).

Coldstream Tucabia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coldstream Tucabia
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coldstream

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tucabia

  • Tucabia Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coldstream Tucabia
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Coldstream sits further from the CBD (626.5 km vs 619.9 km).

Coldstream Tucabia
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 626.5 km
+1% vs other
 619.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 432 min 410 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2462
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2462
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Coldstream Tucabia
Car (driver) 66.7% / 78.6%
Coldstream — Car (driver): 66.7% Tucabia — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 12.2%
Coldstream — Worked from Home: 33.3% Tucabia — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Coldstream — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tucabia — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Coldstream — Walked Only: not among its largest Tucabia — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Coldstream Tucabia
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.1 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

Coldstream Tucabia
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Coldstream Tucabia
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Coldstream Tucabia
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Coldstream Tucabia
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coldstream Tucabia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coldstream

Affordable Retirees Rural

Tucabia

Affordable Retirees Rural

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